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obama is leading among those voters 62-36%, but romney is up among election day voters 52-42%. the fact that president obama has a number of planned visits here in ohio before election day sugges that the obama campaign is not satisfied that they have locked down this state. as for the president's state of mind, david axelrod said the president is exhilarated and that his stump speech is "coming from his loins." lester, back to you, and i want erica to the nbc family. >> kristin, thank you. it's great to be here. >>> we also want to check in now with peter alexander joining us from newington, new hampshire. peter, good morning. >> reporter: adding my voice to that chorus, of course, welcoming you here today. we are in new hampshire where mitt romney is going to kick off this day after an exhaustive 18-hour day friday. listen to his schedule. he starts here in new hampshire, heads to iowa, to colorado, back to iowa, then to ohio, to pennsylvania, and virginia, and then he sleeps tomorrow night in florida. that's just the next 36 hours. the real priority right now for the romney
obama is leading among those voters 62-36%, but romney is up among election day voters 52-42%. the fact that president obama has a number of planned visits here in ohio before election day sugges that the obama campaign is not satisfied that they have locked down this state. as for the president's state of mind, david axelrod said the president is exhilarated and that his stump speech is "coming from his loins." lester, back to you, and i want erica to the nbc family. >>...
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what did mitt romney do to voters they need revenge? i think obama is asking for revenge himself because mitt romney challenged him and god forbid someone challenge it. the thing about the dramatic shift from 2008, this positive message of hope and this dark angry message of revenge i say you don't need to look at the polls but the two messages. one is very, very angry, which tells me he is very worried. and the other is confident. this is the best romney has looked. he seemed reagan-esque. >> a great opening when president obama said that on friday to come back right away and they needed something after the hurricane last week, to get attention. bob: it was a gift. no question. a word that obama wish he had back and romney followed up with a good line, but, i would be careful to read too much into the last couple of days. go ahead. >> what you learn about president obama is that it is more personal than patriotic or than political, maybe if the republicans had attacked the libya embassy we might have gotten a straighter answer about be
what did mitt romney do to voters they need revenge? i think obama is asking for revenge himself because mitt romney challenged him and god forbid someone challenge it. the thing about the dramatic shift from 2008, this positive message of hope and this dark angry message of revenge i say you don't need to look at the polls but the two messages. one is very, very angry, which tells me he is very worried. and the other is confident. this is the best romney has looked. he seemed reagan-esque....
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he told a group of voters romney wouldn't reverse roe v. wade. >> women should not fall for it. he was interviewed where mike huckabee. he called it judicial activism. women are not falling for it. in the state of ohio, 55% to 40%, women are in support of the president. we can't go backwards and we can't allow women to be treated like second-class citizens. you have a running mate of the governor that identified rape as a method of conception. they are absolutely insane. they have lost their minds and it is up to the voters in this state and this nation to find their minds, but find it somewhere else. it's despicable. the whole campaign is laced with lies. >> the stories out of wisconsin, and you're hearing similar things in ohio about poll-watching activity. how much of an impact is this going to be? >> we have lawyers ready to combat this. this is about the remaining 3 or 4% that are undecided and anything the romney campaign to do to distract and divide. i suspect over the course of the next six days, mitt romney is going to announce he's an unaffiliated voter from ohio just
he told a group of voters romney wouldn't reverse roe v. wade. >> women should not fall for it. he was interviewed where mike huckabee. he called it judicial activism. women are not falling for it. in the state of ohio, 55% to 40%, women are in support of the president. we can't go backwards and we can't allow women to be treated like second-class citizens. you have a running mate of the governor that identified rape as a method of conception. they are absolutely insane. they have lost...
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in cleveland, romney preached his own message of change to voters. >> the president was right the other day when he said he can't change washington from the inside. only from the outside. let's make sure and give him that chance, okay? >> morrisville, pennsylvania will hear that same message later on this hour and right now vice presidential candidate paul ryan is speaking in minneapolis. >> the five of us, we're in congress together. president obama has not met with the republican leaders in the house or the senate since july. >> boo! >> we have a debt crisis coming, we have budget problems, we have economic problems. that's not leadership. we need a leader. now the reason mitt romney and i keep talking about our five-point plan is because we believe we owed you our fellow citizens an actual plan. we owe you solutions, we owe you ideas. real reforms can be had to get a real recovery. we had real recovery in this state in this country let's use that recovery and put people back to work. let's get the keystone pipeline, let's get more gas, more coal and renewables. i tell you what, we kn
in cleveland, romney preached his own message of change to voters. >> the president was right the other day when he said he can't change washington from the inside. only from the outside. let's make sure and give him that chance, okay? >> morrisville, pennsylvania will hear that same message later on this hour and right now vice presidential candidate paul ryan is speaking in minneapolis. >> the five of us, we're in congress together. president obama has not met with the...
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i don't think mitt romney has that. >> i think it comes down to voter enthusiasm and getting your people out. gwen: and sometimes scaring them. look what might happen? >> exactly. >> well, thank you. still counting down. we'll keep chath away on line on the "washington week" webcast extra. you can find than at pbs.org/washingtonweek. before we go tonight, we'd like to send our condolences to the family of former senator, presidential candidate, and humanitarian george mcgovern. he passed away this week at age 90. keep up with daily developments in this too close to guess campaign on the pbs news hour. then next friday night be sure to join me and the rest of the pbs public affairs family for a pre-election special we're calling "what's at stake." check your local listings at the time. that will be right after we see you here next week on "washington week." good night. funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875 we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed, we were there to meet them. through the y
i don't think mitt romney has that. >> i think it comes down to voter enthusiasm and getting your people out. gwen: and sometimes scaring them. look what might happen? >> exactly. >> well, thank you. still counting down. we'll keep chath away on line on the "washington week" webcast extra. you can find than at pbs.org/washingtonweek. before we go tonight, we'd like to send our condolences to the family of former senator, presidential candidate, and humanitarian...
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more florida voters also say romney has stronger leadership qualities than the president. but that poll was taken before hurricane sandy, and now the president is dealing with the aftermath and the response to the storm, has a huge opportunity to change people's views on those qualities and also to build his lead on the question of which candidate better understands people's needs and problems. voters here in florida give the president the edge on empathy. norah, charlie and gayle? >> jan crawford, thank you. president obama heads to new jersey today to see the damage from superstorm sandy. nancy cordes is at the white house this morning. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, norah. well, this is the president's fourth full day off the campaign trail. the white house is hoping that he can get back to it tomorrow. he leaves the white house around midday today to go tour some of that devastation, as you mentioned, with governor chris christie. the rest of the time, he's in a flurry of conference calls and meetings as he tries to balance being president with
more florida voters also say romney has stronger leadership qualities than the president. but that poll was taken before hurricane sandy, and now the president is dealing with the aftermath and the response to the storm, has a huge opportunity to change people's views on those qualities and also to build his lead on the question of which candidate better understands people's needs and problems. voters here in florida give the president the edge on empathy. norah, charlie and gayle? >> jan...
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telling them to give misleading information to tell voters now thanks to this court ruling the romney campaign can legally have its poll watchers in ohio send voters to the wrong polling places and so their votes won't be counted for the second time in three elections ohio could be stolen right in front of our eyes or the theft might happen in florida again just like in two thousand republican election officials are again purging tens of thousands of voters in the rolls as the miami herald reported on these purge lists hispanic democratic and independent minded voters are the most likely to be targeted whites and republicans are disproportionately the least likely to face the threat of removal on top of that already discrepancies are being reported with early vote tallies and florida's electronic voting machines in one florida voting precinct more than a thousand early votes were of the wast or miscounted considering that george w. bush officially won the state by five hundred thirty eight votes these discrepancies could mean the difference in the election a close national election li
telling them to give misleading information to tell voters now thanks to this court ruling the romney campaign can legally have its poll watchers in ohio send voters to the wrong polling places and so their votes won't be counted for the second time in three elections ohio could be stolen right in front of our eyes or the theft might happen in florida again just like in two thousand republican election officials are again purging tens of thousands of voters in the rolls as the miami herald...
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that's not helping the romney campaign. voters i've spoken to say he didn't need to do this. why did he do this late in the game? we also spoke to ohio senators, rob portman and sherrod brown about the ad. and here's what they said, carol. >> i say it's the most disingenuous ad i've seen. they know better. they know the auto rescue worked. they understand that 800,000 ohioans are connected directly or indirectly to the auto rescue. they know that governor romney and my opponent's proposition to the auto rescue -- they're trying to cloud the issue. and it's pretty outrageous. >> it's fair game to the extent it's reported in the media, and that's all he said, there have been reports this could happen. the bigger issue for me, who has the best policies to be sure we can continue to manufacture here in america. >> reporter: so both campaigns -- surrogates fighting over this ad. but the squabbling itself is a distraction. and, again, voters here saying they're not sure why the romney campaign decided to double down on this. auto industry so important to voters here in ohio and mic
that's not helping the romney campaign. voters i've spoken to say he didn't need to do this. why did he do this late in the game? we also spoke to ohio senators, rob portman and sherrod brown about the ad. and here's what they said, carol. >> i say it's the most disingenuous ad i've seen. they know better. they know the auto rescue worked. they understand that 800,000 ohioans are connected directly or indirectly to the auto rescue. they know that governor romney and my opponent's...
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romney by contrast seems to be betting voters have no memories, poor arithmetic skills, and a general inability to look behind the curtain. >>> here is some breaking news from new york. wnbc reports that the new york marathon cancelled. by the way, the big problem, i believe, was staten island. that was going to be the starting point. they didn't want all those people coming out there from all around the world. thank you, david corn. thank you, joy read. >>> coming up, all eyes are on ohio. both candidates are focusing on the buckeye state. senator brown is fighting to hold his seat out there. we are going to talk to him about the situation in ohio. >>> control of the united states senate is on the line. we all know that. missouri, senator claire mccaskill, the most closely run race. and her opponent, carl aiken. >>> the president's response to the devastation caused by sandy earned from governor chris christie and other east coast leaders, including mayor bloomberg. a recent poll those that 78% of americans also think he did a good or excellent josh dealing with the storm. could the
romney by contrast seems to be betting voters have no memories, poor arithmetic skills, and a general inability to look behind the curtain. >>> here is some breaking news from new york. wnbc reports that the new york marathon cancelled. by the way, the big problem, i believe, was staten island. that was going to be the starting point. they didn't want all those people coming out there from all around the world. thank you, david corn. thank you, joy read. >>> coming up, all...
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over likely voters. when you look at the people who are both likely to vote and follow politics, that lead shrinks to only two. both sides acknowledge that getting out the vote is crucial and a huge part of doing that is finding the volunteers willing to keep calling and knocking up till the election. >> is this your life now until a week from tomorrow? >> oh, yes, we'll keep going right until the very end and keep making calls, keep doing doors until the polls close. >> you're out there, i'm going to be out there more. >> quite a competition going there, ted. now, wisconsin, we should point out is paul ryan's home state. is it a surprise that the romney camp is having to work so hard there to try to seal this up? >> well, not really when you look at the fact that barack obama won wisconsin by 12 percentage points in 2008. in fact, it's more of a surprise that this is in play, really, to the point where it is. we show that poll where the president had a more significant lead than later polls that have co
over likely voters. when you look at the people who are both likely to vote and follow politics, that lead shrinks to only two. both sides acknowledge that getting out the vote is crucial and a huge part of doing that is finding the volunteers willing to keep calling and knocking up till the election. >> is this your life now until a week from tomorrow? >> oh, yes, we'll keep going right until the very end and keep making calls, keep doing doors until the polls close. >>...
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romney's final rally is set for monday night in new hampshire >>> early voters are reporting some problems in north carolina and ohio. they say they chose mitt romney on the stuff screen but the machine automatically selected president obama instead. two counties recalibrated their machine. county officials say there are usually some kinks to work out but they believe that the problems have been set. >>> and we have a list of best and worst candies for your kids' teeth. >> you may have noticed some changes in the gas pump because of super storm sandy. number 5, gas stations will be allowed to sell lower quality gasoline instead of that cleaner burning gas required by the clean air act. that's because sandy could make it harder to distribute gasoline. the waiver is in effect in d.c., maryland, virginia and 12 other states >>> the belt which way express lanes in virginia could open early. drivers could start using those lanes as early as november 17th. the two new lanes run in each direction between the springfield interchange to just north of the toll road. you will need an e-z pass to use
romney's final rally is set for monday night in new hampshire >>> early voters are reporting some problems in north carolina and ohio. they say they chose mitt romney on the stuff screen but the machine automatically selected president obama instead. two counties recalibrated their machine. county officials say there are usually some kinks to work out but they believe that the problems have been set. >>> and we have a list of best and worst candies for your kids' teeth....
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fox news channel has the race tied at 46% among likely independent voters romney defeats obama 46% to 439%. the president hats improved 5 points since october. here is something interesting among extremely interested voters 53% to 42%. now on the question of favorability. just about tied. president obama 52%. governor romney 51%. poet have 56% unfavorable rating. fox news also asked the folks if the obama administration has tried to mislead americans about the attacks on libya. 44% say yes. 47% say no. full-timably president obama's hand links of libya. 47% approve. 47% disprove. much of the mainstream libya has covered the president over libya and the issue has not gained big time traction. fox news correspondent catherine herridge reports she reviewed a cable sent why by the u.s. mission to the secretary of state hillary clinton on august 16th. it went to mrs. clinton's office. it stated americans in benghazi did not believe the consulate could be defended against a coordinated attack. of course on 9/11 there were coordinated terrorist attacks that killed ambassador christopher stev
fox news channel has the race tied at 46% among likely independent voters romney defeats obama 46% to 439%. the president hats improved 5 points since october. here is something interesting among extremely interested voters 53% to 42%. now on the question of favorability. just about tied. president obama 52%. governor romney 51%. poet have 56% unfavorable rating. fox news also asked the folks if the obama administration has tried to mislead americans about the attacks on libya. 44% say yes. 47%...
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five points separated him and mitt romney in working class voters. take a look at the statistics in mentor. i know this very well. i grew up in lake county. 95% white. $61,000 median income. that's about $10,000 above the national average. it's the story throughout a lot of parts of ohio. and the reason is, the auto industry. it's worth saying again and again that the auto industry accounts for one out of every eight jobs in ohio. and we're looking at 82 of 88 counties that have some sort of industry related to autos. so it's very critical for the president here to keep that margin with mitt romney very, very close. you saw that poll that said 6% here in ohio yesterday. at an event in columbus, i saw david axelrod, the president's chief strategist. he thinks that the 2 to 3% race. they think that the auto industry ads that have been so controversial for mitt romney has backfired, that auto workers here know their business, they know that that ad is not true, and they think that in these closing days of the campaign, alex, it's helped the president. y
five points separated him and mitt romney in working class voters. take a look at the statistics in mentor. i know this very well. i grew up in lake county. 95% white. $61,000 median income. that's about $10,000 above the national average. it's the story throughout a lot of parts of ohio. and the reason is, the auto industry. it's worth saying again and again that the auto industry accounts for one out of every eight jobs in ohio. and we're looking at 82 of 88 counties that have some sort of...
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red, those are safe for romney. light red leaning romney. but what will it take to win over the undecided voters, what do they want to know. "saturday night live" had this take. >> before you get our vote, you're going to have to answer some questions. questions like -- >> when is the election? >> what are the names of the two people running? and be specific. >> who's the president right now? is he or she running? >> in real life, undecided voters sound like this. >> i want there to be continued job growth. >> don't say republican, don't say democrat, just get it done. >> i have not heard anything other than this tough guy rhetoric, and numbers that don't add up. >> it's critical right now, to make the best decision. >> a lot of people need relief, and i'm not too sure the election is going to give it, no matter who gets elected. >> i hope he's wrong. we're taking you across the country this week. ali velshi is in orlando. he's on a battleground bus tour rolling from florida to ohio. and miguel marquez joins us from denver. he's been traveli
red, those are safe for romney. light red leaning romney. but what will it take to win over the undecided voters, what do they want to know. "saturday night live" had this take. >> before you get our vote, you're going to have to answer some questions. questions like -- >> when is the election? >> what are the names of the two people running? and be specific. >> who's the president right now? is he or she running? >> in real life, undecided voters sound...
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he's been saying to voters u you know that i say what i mean. mitt romney has been positioning himself as the candidate of real change. barack obama's answer to that is that he's been saying mitt romney is a good salesman, but he's repackaging all of these old ideas and selling them as change. don't be fooled by that. that's really his argument as he tries to convince voters in what is going to be a very close race. president obama is -- obviously very close races in battleground states, although the obama campaign would rather be where they are. when you look at the national polls, it is neck and neck. president obama trying to rally voters and get these enthusiastic so that they will get out to vote on election day. >> brianna keeler in hollywood, california. and we'll go back to hollywood, florida, when the president starts to speak. >>> all right, meantime republican mitt romney is conceding nothing to the president. earlier he spoke to voters in the democratic stronghold of cleveland, ohio. no republican candidate has ever won the white hou
he's been saying to voters u you know that i say what i mean. mitt romney has been positioning himself as the candidate of real change. barack obama's answer to that is that he's been saying mitt romney is a good salesman, but he's repackaging all of these old ideas and selling them as change. don't be fooled by that. that's really his argument as he tries to convince voters in what is going to be a very close race. president obama is -- obviously very close races in battleground states,...
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he has been delivering that closing message to voters. part of that has been really aimed at the economy, saying the president will only bring four more years of the last four years. he likes it put that out on the campaign trail to voters saying, would you rather have what he calls real change. then the other thing that he is doing, fredricka, later on this afternoon you mentioned he's got two more stops. he's heading to the battleground state of pennsylvania next. the obama campaign has called that an act of desperation noting that that state has mainly gone for democratic presidential candidates in recent elections, but the romney campaign points to the polls that have been closing between these two candidates in pennsylvania, and they're noting the fact that president obama is sending perhaps his top surrogate, bill clinton, there tomorrow as evidence that maybe it isn't such a crazy idea. so it's going to be interesting to watch what mitt romney has to say in a few moments from now here in ohio. his campaign in the state has run into
he has been delivering that closing message to voters. part of that has been really aimed at the economy, saying the president will only bring four more years of the last four years. he likes it put that out on the campaign trail to voters saying, would you rather have what he calls real change. then the other thing that he is doing, fredricka, later on this afternoon you mentioned he's got two more stops. he's heading to the battleground state of pennsylvania next. the obama campaign has...
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romney tries to have voters believe that he's a car guy, proud son of george romney, held of american motors. but there is that op-ed that will haunt him for the next nine days. and the title says it all. let detroit go bankrupt. romney might have been voicing his opposition to bailing out the auto companies and instead managed -- wanted to go with managed bankruptcy, but it translated if he want detroit to go away and die. and while the auto industry is making a slow and somewhat staggered comeback, it walk as fine line between bankruptcy and solvency. president obama's plan did not give up on the american car or american car manufacturing. and that may translate in the president's favor beyond michigan into key battleground states like ohio where recent polls show him doing better among white male voters than in other parts of the country. so ari, to me this notion of romney trying to sell himself as an automat bot when he's clear deceptive, he can keep saying i love cars when we have that let detroit go bankrupt headline. >> this goes to the entire mindset of their world views. mit
romney tries to have voters believe that he's a car guy, proud son of george romney, held of american motors. but there is that op-ed that will haunt him for the next nine days. and the title says it all. let detroit go bankrupt. romney might have been voicing his opposition to bailing out the auto companies and instead managed -- wanted to go with managed bankruptcy, but it translated if he want detroit to go away and die. and while the auto industry is making a slow and somewhat staggered...
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more likely voters trust romney to handle the economy. when it comes to understanding the economic problems the americans are facing, well, most people think that mr. obama has the edge on that. they have obama living 51-41%. >> and with numbers like that, both parties are out urging people to vote early. in many state turnout, early voting has been heavy. in california, oakland, for example, the early voter turnout is much slower than in 2008. at the alameda county courthouse, the register said the line was only about 20 people long. compare that with 2008 when there were 5 to 600 people waiting to vote and the lines were around the block. >>> jury deliberations are expected to resume tomorrow in a trial of a former san jose principal. lynn -- she's charged with failing to report greg chandler. chandler is a teacher who has been convicted of committing lewd acts on a second grader in 2011. >>> oakland city council is look at covering up the antigraffiti laws. proposed changes include making graffiti vandalism a misdemeanor instead of a s
more likely voters trust romney to handle the economy. when it comes to understanding the economic problems the americans are facing, well, most people think that mr. obama has the edge on that. they have obama living 51-41%. >> and with numbers like that, both parties are out urging people to vote early. in many state turnout, early voting has been heavy. in california, oakland, for example, the early voter turnout is much slower than in 2008. at the alameda county courthouse, the...
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romney by contrast seems to be betting voters have no memories, poor arithmetic skills, and a general inability to look behind the curtain. a "wizard of oz" reference. >> he's counting on those things. it's almost like he's in "men in black" and he thinks he has a flashy thing where he can say something and reverse himself and count on not being called for it. between fouling and the way that mitt romney has run, in a lot of ways if this is the way you can win a presidency, if he can win this way, i think it says horrible things about our policies. >> using the word lie. if you're willing to completely fool your base -- >> your own base. >> you might fool everybody. >> he's lying to the base or lying to the middle. coming up, both candidates are focusing on the buckeye state. we'll talk to the senator from ohio about the situation in ohio. >>> and control of the united states is on the line this tuesday. that's in missouri and claire mccaskill is in one of the mostly watched candidates with tom akin. can she keep him out of the senate? >>> also, the president's response to the devasta
romney by contrast seems to be betting voters have no memories, poor arithmetic skills, and a general inability to look behind the curtain. a "wizard of oz" reference. >> he's counting on those things. it's almost like he's in "men in black" and he thinks he has a flashy thing where he can say something and reverse himself and count on not being called for it. between fouling and the way that mitt romney has run, in a lot of ways if this is the way you can win a...
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[ cheers and applause ] >> governor mitt romney trying to seal the deal with voters and the important state of colorado asking them if they want more of the same or if they want real change. glad you're with us. i'm rick folbaum. >> heather: i'm arthel neville. welcome it a brand-new now inside america's election headquarters. we are awaiting the start of president obama's star studded event in the key swing state of iowa. kate walsh and singer john mellencamp both making an appearance. >> let's go back to colorado springs and chief political correspondent carl cameron traveling with the romney camp. this is now a sprint to the finish line, isn't it? what can learn about the final campaign steps? >> well, he's going to a number of battle ground states where the polls are incredibly tight. we are now 73 hours and 45 minutes from the polls closing on the east coast. and mitt romney is racing around the battle ground states. we've been o iowa -- to iowa today. this event in colorado, then we'll fly to des moines and continue the sprint across country with visits in ohio and virginia, new
[ cheers and applause ] >> governor mitt romney trying to seal the deal with voters and the important state of colorado asking them if they want more of the same or if they want real change. glad you're with us. i'm rick folbaum. >> heather: i'm arthel neville. welcome it a brand-new now inside america's election headquarters. we are awaiting the start of president obama's star studded event in the key swing state of iowa. kate walsh and singer john mellencamp both making an...
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says she wanted to vote for romney, but the machine kept defaulting to obama. back in maryland alexander says always double check your ballot and remember to read the sample ballot ahead of time, especially this year. >> in prince george's county we do have 14 questions on the ballot which is -- could potentially extend the average vote time. >> reporter: the woman we spoke to says she doesn't care who you vote for. she just wants the election to be fair for everyone. >> i would tell them to check to make sure that they are voting for the right person, whether be it mitt romney, obama and either or. >> reporter: the board f elections here in prince george's county expects that by now need have about 20,000 people who -- they'd have about 20,000 people who voted. instead it's been 35,000, way more than that he expected. in upper marlboro beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> the results of the election could affect holiday shopping, but many people say it's way too early to talk about that. shawn yancy has your fox 5 top five. >> up first, brian, what do you think? is it
says she wanted to vote for romney, but the machine kept defaulting to obama. back in maryland alexander says always double check your ballot and remember to read the sample ballot ahead of time, especially this year. >> in prince george's county we do have 14 questions on the ballot which is -- could potentially extend the average vote time. >> reporter: the woman we spoke to says she doesn't care who you vote for. she just wants the election to be fair for everyone. >> i...
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half of them and independents, latest poll shows romney 7% lead among independent voters. what do you say, monica. >> that independent number is significant and may actually climb. when you look at independent voting going on now, early voting and polling among independents, in the swing states. romney is leading obama by 7 in ohio, and a whopping 21 among independents in virginia and 5 among independents in florida. now, some of those numbers may close up, but what it tells you is that look, races are won in the middle when you're leading by this amount and this percentage, nationally and in the swing states among independents, it looks very good for mitt romney. the other thing to look at, too, it party i.d. which gallop showed this week at a record high for republicans, romney leading 10 points in party i.d., voter i.d. stuart: is that big enough to swing the states? >> i would say 5 to 6 points, maybe not. 21, yes. romney is going to win virginia, but we're going to build on that number because according to other polls, romney is ahead maybe by 10 or 11 points so it re
half of them and independents, latest poll shows romney 7% lead among independent voters. what do you say, monica. >> that independent number is significant and may actually climb. when you look at independent voting going on now, early voting and polling among independents, in the swing states. romney is leading obama by 7 in ohio, and a whopping 21 among independents in virginia and 5 among independents in florida. now, some of those numbers may close up, but what it tells you is that...
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seem to be moving into mitt romney's camp here in traditionally democratic dubuque, catholic voters we spoke with here are split over issues like abortion, contraception and the government's role in providing for the poor. >> the life issues, which many catholics, most catholics hold dear and central to their faith, but then there's this bloef that remains that within the democratic party somehow cares for the poor better. i just think it comes down to that tepgs. >> reporter: how big a role does your catholic religion play in your vote? >> i think it's big. i'm an ex-nun. and i -- the group of nuns that i'm associated with to this day are pushing for obama. >> is the pro choice stance difficult for you to reconcile? >> it was difficult. it bothered me for a long, long time. >> as did the same-sex marriage iss issue, both of which she ultimately looked past. but for catholics like ellen marcum and her daughter, dawn, some are nonnegotiable. >> i'm very pro life. and i want an administration that supports that view. sanctity of life and sanctity of marriage. >> reporter: and this yea
seem to be moving into mitt romney's camp here in traditionally democratic dubuque, catholic voters we spoke with here are split over issues like abortion, contraception and the government's role in providing for the poor. >> the life issues, which many catholics, most catholics hold dear and central to their faith, but then there's this bloef that remains that within the democratic party somehow cares for the poor better. i just think it comes down to that tepgs. >> reporter: how...
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that's where romney thinks he will peel away the voters to beat obama. >> do you think we could wake up wednesday morning and learn of an -- november surprise in pennsylvania? is that a possibility? >> i think that it is not impossible, or if it was impossible, i don't think the romney camp would be spending the time and resources we have seen them go up on the air. we seen the g.o.p. super pacs on the air. do i think it's going to happen? probably not. i think that obottommal squeak out a 2 to 3 to 4-point win in pennsylvania. but it's not impossible that we wake up and see a romney win. >> why bill clinton and not joe biden? >> that's a good question. boud bide was supposed to come to scranton. the storm sidelined that. and so, biden would have done some of the same. but pennsylvanians love bill clinton. they have always loved him. they love his wife. he is the closer. he's the one it send in for the final argument. >> it lg will be interesting. thank you, kol bee. >> thank you. >> martha: nice to have kol bee on the program with great insights in pennsylvania and a lot of other im
that's where romney thinks he will peel away the voters to beat obama. >> do you think we could wake up wednesday morning and learn of an -- november surprise in pennsylvania? is that a possibility? >> i think that it is not impossible, or if it was impossible, i don't think the romney camp would be spending the time and resources we have seen them go up on the air. we seen the g.o.p. super pacs on the air. do i think it's going to happen? probably not. i think that obottommal...
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the voters in the swing states who could decide this election. >> mitt romney and barack obama yearn for their vote, the elusive mysterious undecided voter. (laughter) >> stephen: yes, they yearn. (cheers and applause) yes. elusive, mysterious undecided voters. i wonder what he's thinking. (laughter) or if. (laughter) folks, folks, here's how it stands. the electoral kitchen is closing in two weeks and they still can't decide if they want the black-and-white cookie or the decaf wheat thin. (laughter) they're elusive! but we know that they're out there! these campaigns have spent billions of dollars trying to capture them with lawn signs, t.v. ads, radio spots, internet banners, robocalls and, for some lucky ohio voters, an amorous david axelrod with a rose in his teeth. (laughter) but a few and the liesing facts about these mysterious creatures have emerged. >> undecided voter they say typically a single white female between 18 and 29 years old, she has a job with a low income, she did not graduate from college. according to this poll she skipped watching the debate. >> stephen: fasc
the voters in the swing states who could decide this election. >> mitt romney and barack obama yearn for their vote, the elusive mysterious undecided voter. (laughter) >> stephen: yes, they yearn. (cheers and applause) yes. elusive, mysterious undecided voters. i wonder what he's thinking. (laughter) or if. (laughter) folks, folks, here's how it stands. the electoral kitchen is closing in two weeks and they still can't decide if they want the black-and-white cookie or the decaf...
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romney campaign sent senator norm coleman from minnesota to ohio to tell voters there that mitt romney had no intention of overturning roe versus wade even though mitt romney himself says he would do everything he could to overturn roe versus wade. he said if that happened, he would be delighted to sign a bill banning all abortion at the federal level. last week in ohio, mr. romney made a mistake, an out and out gaffe. >> i saw a story today that one of the great manufacturers in this state, jeep, now owned by the italians, is thinking of moving all production to china. >> not true. totally false. jeep is not doing that. the day mitt romney told that made-up horror story to ohio voters, chrysler had already announced that actually they were expanding. in ohio and in michigan. they weren't pulling out. mitt romney responded to the instant fact checking not by taking it back but by turning that lie into a new ad for ohio. and then he bought extra air time for it in toledo, where ohio workers make jeeps and where being told falsely that your job's being shipped to china might be personall
romney campaign sent senator norm coleman from minnesota to ohio to tell voters there that mitt romney had no intention of overturning roe versus wade even though mitt romney himself says he would do everything he could to overturn roe versus wade. he said if that happened, he would be delighted to sign a bill banning all abortion at the federal level. last week in ohio, mr. romney made a mistake, an out and out gaffe. >> i saw a story today that one of the great manufacturers in this...
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voters. through all the flip-flops there has been one consistency in the campaign of republican president nominee mitt romney, a contempt for the electorate. mr. rrm seems to be betting that voters have no memories, poor arithmetic skills and general inability to look behind the curtain. we hope the results tuesday prove him wrong. >> yeah, again, if we put that revenge comment in its proper context, part of what that revenge is about is romney's violation of the public trust. when we look at these different things that have gone on in the campaign, it's very, very difficult to see mitt romney as an authentic campaigner or authentic politician. that's where you get the revenge piece. that's where the oped seems to be right on point. again, we look at a number of different issues. look at the adz playing in ohio right now. you look at that chrysler ad, you look at this desperate republican ad trying to convince black folk that the republican party are on their side. they speak down to voters a
voters. through all the flip-flops there has been one consistency in the campaign of republican president nominee mitt romney, a contempt for the electorate. mr. rrm seems to be betting that voters have no memories, poor arithmetic skills and general inability to look behind the curtain. we hope the results tuesday prove him wrong. >> yeah, again, if we put that revenge comment in its proper context, part of what that revenge is about is romney's violation of the public trust. when we...
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that romney himself should be able to win. >> can i -- voters vote for people, not parties. so romney, romney's on the ticket, not the republican party. >> i don't know. >> i want to defend gray-faced guys with $2 haircuts. >> where do you get a $2 haircut? >> the crucial gap is a marriage gap. republicans and mitt romney are doing better by almost 20 points among married people, including married women. democrats and barack obama are doing better than 20 points among single women. so that's the crucial gap here. and so that is a question of, that's how you tailor who you're trying to get. and the republicans are doing extremely well among people who want bipartisanship. among people who want some stability. they're doing well among that group. but the where republicans are falling short is among the single group where obama is doing well, remember the ad where he said government is going to help you here, help you here, republicans have not offered a counter help you. >> i want to go to chuck's point about the republican right. one thing we've seen in this election. the rig
that romney himself should be able to win. >> can i -- voters vote for people, not parties. so romney, romney's on the ticket, not the republican party. >> i don't know. >> i want to defend gray-faced guys with $2 haircuts. >> where do you get a $2 haircut? >> the crucial gap is a marriage gap. republicans and mitt romney are doing better by almost 20 points among married people, including married women. democrats and barack obama are doing better than 20 points...